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VOL. XXXIII. No. 31S.
THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 20, 1922.
194)0 PER ANNUM
■Mil SI
SEATS AT 0PENIN6
Lloyd George and Lady As
tor Among Those Obtaining
Choicest Seats in Parlia
ment. — Scene Was Most
Unusual.
(By /
London, Nor. 20.—The ruth of mem
ber* to the Home of Common* to
obtain seats for the opening session
or parliament today, was the biggest
since the war. Long before the door*
were opened a small crowd had gath
ered to “peg claims’’ for favored
places. Lady Astor and Lloyd George
were among those obtaining coveted
seats. Lloyd George’* seat was
served by a deputy but Lady Ai
personally seized her seat
BRITISH PARLIAMENT OPENS.
London, Nov. 20.—Parliament, in
which Ireland, with the exception oi
a part of Ulster is not represented
and in which the Labor party to be
the chief contender tor recognition aa
the opposition, opened this afternoon.
After re-electing John Henry Whit
ley, Speaker of the House, the body
adjourned to receive the King’s for
mal assent to its choice of a speaker.
WET FORCES TO BE
ORGANIZED IN EACH
STATE FOR ACTIVITY
Association Opposed to Pro-
tion to Lay Plans lor Fur
ther Inroads on the Volstead
Act at Next Election.
FOOD Am HE SUNDAY AS RESULT
OF FINDING DE«D BABY NEAR CITY RECENTLY
CAIRO MAN DIES FROM
WOUNDS INFLICTED BY
J. L POWELL AT LAKE
IAM0NA SATURDAY NIGHT
Dr. J. B. Palmer, Mrs. Nell Adams, Mr. T. J. Dyson and
RhettaHeeth-a Colored Nurse Arrested Late Sunday Jim Legette Fatally Shot
Afternoon on Warrants Sworn Out By Night Sergeant
Hughes, Charging Murder.—Case of Mistaken Identity
Claimed by Those Involved.—Hearing to be Held Soon.
A startling sensation was sprung in I tions, which he claims is very easy
local court circles Sunday afternoon
late, when warrants charging murder
were Issued against Dr. J. B. Palmer,
Mra. Nell Adams, Mr. T. J. Dyson and
Rhetta 'Heeth, a colored nurse in this
city, presumably in connection with
the finding of a dead child In the
branch near the Country Club Wed
nesday morning, November 15th. The
warrants were Issued by Night Ser
geant John Hughes, who gave out no
statement today, concerning the mat
ter, except that he believed the evi
dence which had been presented to
him by outside investigators, was suf
ficient to justify the action. The par
ties in question were arrested last
night and are in jail pending legal ac
tion. They have asked for an imme
diate commitment hearing through
their attorneys, Messrs. Cheshire, Tl-
and Moore. Solicitor General Hay
Is absent in Valdosta this week and
hearing may be delayed. As the
matter stands now the parties cannot
be balled as the charge Is murder.
Dr. Palmer ha* stated to attorneys
that he is innocent of the charge and
has had nothing whatever to do with
inythlng even remotely connected
with the baby found near the Country
Club. He stated that he was called
see a Mrs. Nell Adams at the Tos-
Hotel on November 9th, and that
he found her condition serious enough
to wftrrant taking steps to assist her;
that everything done was medically
and feasable
Mrs. Nell Adams was a visitor to
Thomasville last week, coming here
November 9th, sir days be:
body was found. A phone message to
the Tosco Hotel stated that she would
be there and asked that a room be re
served. The recipient of the mes
sage doe* not know from whom it
sage. The woman came in early at
night with a negro nurse and has re
mained there until yesterday after
noon when she was taken to the Jail.
The hotel people do not know what
nurse came with Mrs. Adams, but
Rhetta Heeth, well known about
Thomasville as a bedside nurse and
a very competent one, had been there
attending her and Dr. Palmer had
charge of the case. Mrs. Adams reg
istered from Waycross, (but who is
said to be a resident of Thomas coun
ty, stated to attorney* that the as-
of Dr. Palmer was in every
way correct and that the baby found
In no way connected with her
>. Just what connection Mr. Dy-
had with the case, or whether he
supposed to be involved in
the disappearance of tbe child U not
■Owing to the prominence of the
parties, the case has attracted wide
spread interest throughout this sec-
Attorneys for Dr. Palmer state
will be a case of mistaken iden
tity In every respect, if the evidence
By Havana, Fla., Man at
That Popular Hunting Place
—Circumstances Not Clear.
—Powell Arrested.
Mr. Jim Legette, of Cairo, was shot
i Lake Iamonia Saturday night and
died Sunday'In Tallahassee at I
pltai, where he had been taken.
J. L. Powell, of Havana, Fla., is held
Tallahassee for murder. He has
waived a committment hearing pend
ing the session of dourt next week.
The circumstances surrounding the
killing are not cledrly known and
many rumors and reports are being
circulated regarding the affair,
seems from the mbst available evi-
that Mr. Jim Leggette, Mr. John
Elkins and one of Mr. Elkins’ sons,
Mr. Albert Miller $nd a negro man
from Cairo, bad a camp on the lake
preparatory to the shooting season’
opening today. Mr J. L. Powell, of
Havana, and his J son-in-law, Mr.
Spencer Barber, of £alro, and one of
Mr. Elkins’ boys caffco down about 11
•’clock that night and the crowd went
in a ’possum hunt
After their return it is stated that
me of the Elkins boys and Mr. Barber
rere engaged in a tussle and that Mr.
Powell came out of a room and seeing
what must have appeared to him to
» fight, In which his son-
in-law was being bested, he shot at
assailant. The load of shot from
shot gun entered the right side of
Mr. Leggette’s stomach, causing a
wound from which he would have died.
There was a report current that some
they have collected 1s to be believed, ^of the men in the party had been drink-
and that the parties will be vindicated jing and when they found that their
of this cnarge when court action is friend and party member had been
given so that he can prove bis asser-1 ticable.
taken, which will be as s
tliy /
»ss)
St. Louis, Mo., -Nov. 20.—Step* to
organize the wet forces of every state
to dbtaln modification of the Volstead
act, will be discussed at a two
meeting of tbe National Association
Opposed to the Prohibition Amend
ment which began here today.
Predictions were made by the dele
gates that the liquor question proba
bly will be the principal Issue in the
next presidential election as a result
of claims being made that the wets
won a sweeping victory in the recent
general election.
GOVERNOR CATTS ON TRIAL
(By Associated Press)
Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 20.—Former
Governor Catts, of Florida was sche
duled to go on trial here today In the
United States District Court on *
charge of peonage. Two Indictments
•re pending against the former exe-
CHINESE BUCCANEERS
ATTEMPT TO TAKE SHIP
(By Associated I’rean)
Hong Kong, Nov. 20.—Sixty-five
Chinese buccaneers, travelling as
passengers aboard the British steam-
POISONED FIVE HUSBANDS
ASSERTS PROSECUTOR IN
NOTED CHICAGO CASE
Chicago Women Accused of
VENIZELOS WILL PLEAD
CHARITY TO GREECE AT
LAUSANNE MEETING
shot were frightened and left the
Making Away With Thei<
Spouses by Poison Route
Soon to Be Tried in Court
For Crimes.
<By i
Chicago, Ill., Nov. 20.—Investiga
tion of the alleged poison murders of
relatives for which Mrs. Tillle Kllmek
and her cousin, Mrs. Meilie Stermer-
Kouilk, are held In the county Jail
was begun by the grand Jury today.
Prosecution officials said they
would ask five Indictments tor
Former Greek Premier Will
Ask Aid for Thousands of
Thracian Refugees. — Turk
Delegates in Arrogant and
Boastful Mood.
der. Mrs. KUmek’s present husband
Is said to be In a hospital suffering
from poison.
this port yesterday, seized the ship
while a few miles out The pirates
held tbe ship for thirteen hours, bo-
lng finally driven away after a spir
ited battle la which two wsre killed
• Sul-An, when she left Macao, for and several wounded.
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Greece presents a sad npectacii
the Lausanne conference. Fc
Premier Venizelos Is expected here to
piesd Greece’s case before the peace
conference. His plea will be chiefly
for charity—for bread and shelter
which Is considered necessary to save
the lives of the hundreds of thoussnds
or refugees who were driven from
Thrace by the victorious Turks.
Turkey Is so boastful and is mak
ing such extravagant claims that she
apparently believes she has defeated
all the allies rather than Greec-.
The first of the leading delegates
to arrive was former premier Veni-
zelos of Greece, who was followed
shortly by Premier Mussolini of Italy
wearing the Fascistl trl-color In S
buttonhole. Premier Poincare of
France, followed by Lord Curzon and
Emile Barrere of the French delega
tion entered next.
Mr. Miller returned to Cairo at ones
and notified Mr. Leggette’s brother,
who went to the seen# about 5:30
o’clock. He found his brother alone on
the ground bleeding freely and in a
dying condition. He was taken to Tal-
abaseee at once, and died later In thj
day, about 1 o'clock. j
Mr. Spencer Barber and Mr. Powell, |
with several of the other ni
re taken to Tallahassee and
the coroner held an Inquest thii
ing. The verdict was that the de
based came to his death at the hands
' J. L. Powell and the same
nounced wllfull murder. Mr. Powell
held lor the court action on
charge of murder and the others w
released from custody.
Mr. Leggette was well known
this section, being with bis brother
In charge of the Ford agency at Cairo.
He was unmarried. His body
taken this afternoon to Naylor, where
funeral services will be held. Many
Thomasville people know the family,
Mr. Leggette’s mother having ai
time been a resident of this city.
HO FOR LOSS OF
EVE eon BY
Physician Who Performed
Operation to Correct Cross-
Eyes in That City WiH Be
Forced to Pay Victim That
Amount.
(By /
Chicago, Ill., Nov. 20.—A Jury
today awarded Alexander Hock-
erln, Judgment of $25,000 sgainst
Dr. Franklin Carter for the loss
of his right eye. liockerln alleg
ed that after the physician had
treated him for cross-eye, and had
guaranteed the lure, he lost his
sight.
MOORE USE FROM
Supreme Court Over-ruled
Motion on Appeal.—Moore
Guilty of Attacking Woman
And Crowd Was Excluded
From Courtroom.
(By Associated Press)
Washington, D. C., Nov. 20.—The
decision of the state courts of Georgia
holding Bill Moore, guilty of criminal
attack and Imposing a sentence of
o twenty years, will stand, the
Supreme Court today dismissing the
appeal which was recently argued.
Moore was tried in the Brunswick
courts, where Moore alleged be re
ceived an unfair trial because ' the
general public was excluded from the
NEWBERRY RESIGNATION
FROM SENATE WILL BE
ACCEPTED TOMORROW
Michigan Representative De
clares He Would Not Be
Justified in Continuing. —
No Appointment Yet Con
sidered by Governor.
Detroit, Mich., Nov. 20.—With Gov-
nor Groesbeck refusing to intimate
what action he may take, political
circles here are speculating over who
will be named to succeed Truman
H. Newberry, whose resignation as
Junior Senator from Michigan was an
nounced today in a letter to the Gov
ernor. Several names are being men
tioned with apparently no basis for
belief that they are considered by
the Governor.
NEWBERRY’S RESIGNATION
EFFECTIVE TOMORROW
Washington, D. C., Nov. 20.—The
slgnation of Senator Truman H.
Newberry, of Michigan, the central
figure In the long and hitter t
controversy, will become effective
tomorrow.
Vice President Cooiidge, was
able at today's brief session to pre
sent Newberry’s letter of resignation
and his name remained temporarily
SOMERSET COUNTY GRAND
JURY STARTS HALL-MILLS
MURDER PROBE TODAY
County Authorities Desire
That it Be Transferred To
New Brunswick as People
Murdered Were Residents of
That City.
SEAT MRS. FELTON
IN SENATE TODAY
Session Was Adjourned In
Short Time After Assem
bling by Vice President. —
Ship Subsidy Message Will
Come Tomorrow.
Washington, D. C., Nov. 20.—Con-
•os3 convened at noon today for th»
special sezsion of two weeks called*
by President Harding for considera
tion of the administration ship sub
sidy bill, upon which he is expected
to address a Joint session tomorrow.
The program of both Houses has
been arranged to permit adjournment
of respect to the late Senator
Watson of Georgia and Representa
tive Nolan of California.
Somerville, N. J., Nov. 20.—The
omerset county grand Jury with the
aid of special state prosecutor Mott,
today (began an Investigation of the
murder of the Rev. Hail and Mrs.
Mills, now a mystery of nine weeks'
duration. Somerville, a town of four
thousand persons. Is not enthusiastic
»ver its place in tbe limelight. CKF
:ens believe that Middlesex county
ihould foot the bill as It was Middle-
ex citizens who were murdered.
COMMERCIAL CONGRESS
MEETS IN CHICAGO
(By i
INCREASE IN COST OF FOOD
Chicago, Ill., Nov. 20—The fifteenth
mnual convention of the South'
Commercial Congress was scheduled
en here this afternoon with
three-day session devoted to dlst
sion of Southern agricultural, trade,
export and Immigration problems.
Ambassadors, ministers and consuls
of. many nations are on the program.
w. hi 'V 'FRENCH HAVE NOT
Washington, D. C.. Nov. 20. An in J ctfiniiTcn inDuvnni r
dlcated Increase of two per cent in | EVACUATED ADRIANOPLE
the retail cost of food to the average
family in the United States during
the month ending October 15th, was
reported by the Bureau of Labor sta
tistics of the Department of Labor,
base on prices of forty-three articles
in fifty-one cities.
(By J
Adrianople, Nov. 20.—French evac
uation of Adrianople has been post
poned until November 25th, because
tbe Turkish gendarmerie and officials
who had arrived here were insuffi
cient in number to take over the city.
i the r
FUTILE FOR HIM TO
ATTEMPT TO SERVE
Washington, D. C., Nov. 20.
Senator Truman H. dewberry of
Michigan whose right to a place in the
Senate has been a subject of long and
bitter controversy, has submitted his
resignation with a request that it be.
come effective immediately .
In a letter to Gov. Groesbeck, made
public here last night, Mr. Newberry
said he had been impelled to retire
voluntarily because of the defeat of
his Republican colleague. Senator
Townsend, in the election Nov. 7.
The turn of events, he said, would
make it “futile” for him to attempt
continue his public service since
he continunlly would be “hampered
by partisan political presecution.”
Reviewing the outstanding feature:
of the controversy which grew
his electh
four years ago
Henry Ford, his Democratic opponent
he declared his right to a seat in th>
Senate had been “fully confirmed.'
He added that if, in the future, there
seemed to be opportunities for public
service; he would not hestitate to
offer himself to his state and country.
The resignation brings to an end
light which already has made politi
cal history and which it appeared
would be resumed early In the session
of Congress, which begins to-day.
Convicted in Michigan of a conapir.
acy to violate election laws, Senator
Newberry appealed to the Supreme
.Court which declared unconstitutional
(Continued on Page 4.)
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WET VOTE IN HOUSE
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MRS. FELTON’8 STATUS
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Washington, D. C-. Nov. 20.—Mrs.
’. H. Felton, of Georgia, waited in
vain for an hour and a half in the
8enate chamber today to learn wbeth-
Senate leaders would permit her
to take her seat as the first woman
Senator, in view of the recent election
Walter F. George, as her succes-
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over the problem, the Senate mana
gers decided to let decision go over
until tomorrow.
METHODISTS BEGIN
TO ARRIVE IN WAYCROSS
FOR THE CONFERENCE
Bonus To Be Paid in Thai
Manner if Maryland Repre
sentative’s Plan Goes Thru.
—Modifications of Measure
In Prospect.
(By As
Inlet)
Chicago, III., Nov. 20.—Th'
vote In the national House of
sentatlves will be less than 140 while
218 constitutes a majority. Superin
tendent McBride of the Illinois Anti-
Saloon League said today. In the
he said, there will bo six and
possible seven more drys than at
80L0IER BONUS WILL
BE PAID FROM BEER TAX
ishington, D. C., Nov .20.—The
»rs’ bonus to be paid In cash
from taxation of 2.75 per cent beer
and cider, is proposed In a bill re-in
troduced in the House today by Rep
jesentatlve Hill, Republican. Mary
land. The measure modified the one
hlch Hill introduced at the last sea-
ion. A tax of 20 cents per gallon on
eer and cider Is stipulated.
Minister and Laymen Al
ready on Hand in Large
Numbers for Opening of the
South Georgia C -ference
In That City. ,
Waycross, Ga., Nov. 20.—Metho
dist ministers and laymen are begin
ning to arrive In this city for the an
nual South Georgia Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, which opens here Wednesday
morning. Important meetings of
the boards and committees will be
eld tomorrow.
New missions, church extensions,
finance and other boards will Ibe re
created and members of the Board's
will be elected to fill those whose
terms of office have expired.
HURT IN AUTO ACCIDENT
MAN SUES FOR DAMAGE
Savannah, Ga., Nov. 20.—Attorneys
for F. J. Durden, who was struck last
Thursday by an automobile, hare fil
ed suit for $25,000 damages in the
city court. Durden is now in a hospi
tal where his condition is considered
serious. The eult was filed in less
than forty-eight hours after the acci-
occurred. Another feature of
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